Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s hairstylist Brad Johns dead at 70

Brad Johns, the celebrity hair colorist who helped define the look of the 1990s and created Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s signature blonde hair, has died. He was 70.

Johns died Aug. 27 at his home in West Hollywood, California, after battling prostate cancer for several years, close friends told Women’s Wear Daily.

The influential colorist spent more than four decades in the beauty industry and became particularly well known for his work with blond hair and a highlighting technique known as "chunking." His roster of famous clients included Kate Moss, Christy Turlington, Johnny Depp, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lucille Ball, Matthew Modine and artist Cindy Sherman.

But one of Johns’ most recognizable creations was the sun-kissed blonde worn by Bessette Kennedy, the Calvin Klein publicist and wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. whose minimalist style remains influential decades after her death.

Johns began coloring Bessette Kennedy’s hair in 1996, transforming her naturally light brown hair into the warm, multidimensional blonde that would become a defining part of her look.

Earlier this year, Johns told People that he considered Bessette Kennedy’s “blue surfer girl eyes” when determining the right color for her and referred to the finished shade as a “child-of-the-beach” blonde.

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